A complete lesson covering section 4.2.1c of the OCR A level chemistry specification. It covers the oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols and the resistance to oxidation or tertiary alcohols. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student tasks and a fully differentiated summary at the end. All answers included

A complete lesson covering specification section 4.2.4 b of the OCR A level chemistry the link between infrared radiation and global warming. It covers how certain bonds absorb IR radiation and then vibrate more, effectively trapping heat. It explains the difference between the green house effect and global warming. It also looks at some of the ways we are making the problem worse as well as the possible effects. In revision it also includes the role of HFCs and HCFCs. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers provided

This is a complete lesson covering renewable energy resources for AQA P1. It is suitable for both trilogy science and separate Physics. It covers the different types of renewable energy, their advantages and disadvantages and includes a variety of differentiated summary questions. The main activity is a information hunt where students find out information about the 7 types of renewables. Full notes included There is also a support worksheet available

A complete lesson covering section 4.2.4 a, c, d and e of the OCR A level specification- the use of infrared spectrum to analyse compounds. It covers how the spectra are formed, what the peaks mean and they can be analsysed. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, lots of independent student activities and exam questions and a differentiated summary at the end. Also includes a worksheet

A complete lesson covering section 4.2.2 ci of the OCR biology specification. It covers the features that are used to classify each of the five Kingdoms in Linnean classification. The lesson covers how and why classification has changed from originally having only 2 kingdoms. It includes the developments made following the use of microscopes to look at single celled organisms. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student activities and a differentiated summary All answers included.

A double lesson covering sections 6.1.1c, d and e and 6.1.3a of the OCR Physics specification- investigating capacitors. It covers PAG 9.1 and PAG 9.2 which are investigating capacitors in series and parallel as well as discharging and charging capacitors. The lesson includes full notes and methods, student activities, analysis activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers included.

A set of three lessons covering the complete set of specification points in OCR Physics section 6.2- electric fields IT covers: Point and spherical charges Coulombs law including calculating the force between point charges and the electric field strength of a point charge Uniform electric field strength including calculating uniform field strength and the charge of a parallel plate capacitor Electric potential and energy Each lesson includes a starter, full detailed notes, various student activities including exam questions and a differentiated summary at the end I am in favour of reducing photocopying so all activities are embedded into the main PPT

This is a complete lesson covering sections 6.3.1 e and f of the OCR Physics specification- magnetic fields. It goes through how to calculate magnetic flux density both with current perpendicular to the magnetic field as well as at an angle (sin θ). It also shows how to measure magnetic flux density as well as taking students through a worked example of the practical results. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end All answers are included I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets

This is a complete lesson covering sections 5.1.2 g and h of the OCR chemistry specification- Ka and weak acids. It goes through how to how to calculate Ka for weak acids including the approximations that can be used to make that calculation easier. It also discusses the limitations of those approximations and where they no longer apply. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end All answers are included I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets

This is a complete lesson covering sections 5.1.2 d of the OCR Biology specification- synapses. It covers the structure and function of a cholinergic synapse and how the movement of an action potential between neurones is triggered by an influx of calcium ions in the presynaptic membrane. The lesson then goes on to discuss convergent and divergent synapses as well as spatial and temporal summation. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end All answers are included I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets

This is a complete lesson covering sections 5.2.1 g of the OCR Biology specification- factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis. The lesson starts by discussing the limiting factors of photosynthesis. It then discusses how this can be measured and provides some data for a graph drawing and analysis exercise. There is then chance to evaluate a method and table of data to spot how it can be improved. The lesson then looks at how CAM plant and C4 plants alter photosynthesis to suit their environment. The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers are included. I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.

This is a complete lesson covering sections 5.1.5 a-f of the OCR Biology specification- tropisms and industrial uses of hormones. It starts by introducing tropisms in general and then phototropisms specifically. There is then an activity where students look the experimental results and have to make conclusions based on those results. The lesson then looks at more experimental evidence including the split shoot experiment. The lesson then moves on to look at geotropisms and plants growing in the dark. The lesson closes by looking at industrial uses of hormones The lesson includes a starter, full notes, various student led activities and a differentiated summary at the end. All answers are included. I actively try to reduce photocopying, so all of the lesson resources are within the PowerPoint rather than as extra sheets.

This is the final lesson in OCR specification section 3.1.1- fish ventilation. It is a full lesson including starter, full notes, various student activities and a differentiated summary activity at the end. Included is an animation to help explain the difference between parallel and counter current flow. It includes a link to a video of a fish dissection along with accompanying questions in case the practical (PAG2) can’t be competed in these covid secure times. All answers provided Some slides have additional details to support delivery

The second lesson in OCR A level Biology topic 3.1.2 Animal transport covering objective c- structure and function of blood vessels. This is a complete lesson with a starter, a variety of student led activities and a differentiated summary activity at the end. The main activity is an information hunt where students complete a two page summary of the three main types of blood vessels using provided information sheets. However in these Covid-19 led times the PowerPoint has been set up to automatically move on and to loop round allowing it to be displayed at the front and students to use it to complete the sheet. In the main lesson PowerPoint all ansewrs are provided. Some slides have additional information on them to support delivery / understanding of the topics covered

A fully resourced lesson revising aspects of the AQA Chemistry topics C1 and C2 All contents is applicable to both the trilogy and separate science course Aspects covered include atomic structure, electron structure, ion formation and ionic bonding Also has a starter and a variety of exam questions. In total includes 8 student activities. Majority of activities have answers provided to allow self assessment.

A full lesson teaching students how to both calculate concentration from the mass and volume as well as calculating mass from volume and concentration. Covers all the specification points from the Triology C3 specification section 5.3.2.5 . Includes a starter, various student activities, full notes and all answers. Also shows how to convert between cm3 and dm3 in both directions